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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
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be eliminated /rid

To achieve world peace, destructive nuclear weapons should be eliminated/rid for good.

Do both of "eliminated" and "rid" fit in the above and mean about the same? Thanks.
  

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Angliholic To achieve world peace, destructive nuclear weapons should be eliminated/rid for good. Do both of "eliminated" and "rid" fit in the above and mean about the same? Thanks.

— Hoa Thai

  • Angliholic To achieve world peace, destructive nuclear weapons should be eliminated/rid for good.
  • Do both of "eliminated" and "rid" fit in the above and mean about the same?
  • Thanks.
  • Hi, Yes with a slight correction: rid needs of in this case.
  • rid of / elminate nuclear weapons.
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AngliholicTo achieve world peace, destructive nuclear weapons should be eliminated/rid for good.

Do both of "eliminated" and "rid" fit in the above and mean about the same? Thanks.
Hi,

Yes with a slight correction: rid needs of in this case.

rid of / elminate nuclear weapons.
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Hoa Thai
AngliholicTo achieve world peace, destructive nuclear weapons should be eliminated/rid for good.

Do both of "eliminated" and "rid" fit in the above and mean about the same? Thanks.

Hi,

Yes with a slight correction: rid needs of in this case.

rid of / elminate
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Hi,


To achieve world peace, destructive nuclear weapons should be eliminated/rid for good.

Do both of "eliminated" and "rid" fit in the above and mean about the same?

'Eliminated' is fine, but you are not using 'rid' correctly.

Generally speaking, you can say

Governments should rid the world of . . weapons
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